DefenceTalkThe Syrian Air Force has received a batch of Su-24M2 (NATO reporting name: Fencer-D) frontline bombers supplied by Russia, according to the AMN news agency. “The Syrian Air Force has received several Su-24M2 aircraft supplied by Russia in order to beef up the Damascus’ combat capabilities to fight against international terrorism. At present, two Su-24M2 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syrian-air-force-to-get-russian-su-24m2-frontline-bombers-67919/

DefenceTalkRussia denied Thursday its fighter jets were engaged in reckless or provocative behaviour when they flew just metres from a US destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea, exacerbating tensions between the rival powers. The aircraft repeatedly buzzed the USS Donald Cook this week, including an incident on Tuesday when a Russian Su-24 jet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-denies-reckless-behavior-in-us-warship-flyby-67253/

DefenceTalkA United States Navy destroyer operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea experienced several close interactions by Russian aircraft April 11 and 12. USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship. On April 11, Donald Cook was conducting deck landing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-ship-encounters-aggressive-russian-aircraft-in-baltic-sea-67250/

DefenceTalkNATO member Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on its border with Syria on Tuesday, raising concerns over the potential for a further escalation in the more-than- four-year Syrian conflict. Ankara says the plane violated Turkish airspace, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted the jet was over Syria at the time of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/what-are-the-implications-of-turkey-downing-russian-jet-65899/

DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin warned Ankara on Tuesday that Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border would have “serious consequences” for ties. Speaking at a meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, a tense-looking Putin branded the shooting down of the aircraft a “stab in the back […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-warns-turkey-after-russian-jet-downed-65894/

DefenceTalkNATO member Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Syrian border on Tuesday, threatening a major spike in tensions between two key protagonists in the four-year Syria civil war. The Turkish army said the plane was shot down by two Turkish F-16s after violating Turkish airspace 10 times within a five-minute period. With […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-shoots-down-russian-war-plane-on-syria-border-65897/

DefenceTalkDamascus: Syria said Tuesday it had received sophisticated new arms from Russia including warplanes and deployed them against jihadists, as signs grew of a major shift in the country’s four-year conflict. A senior Syrian military official told AFP Damascus had received a fresh batch of arms, including at least five fighter planes, while a monitoring […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-sends-new-arms-as-signs-grow-of-shift-in-syria-war-65465/

DefenceTalkTwo pilots of a Russian military aircraft were killed Monday when their jet crashed during a training mission in the far east of the country, the defence ministry said, the latest in a string of accidents involving military planes. “The aircraft suffered a crash during take-off in a planned training flight near the Khurba aerodrome. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-pilots-killed-in-russian-military-jet-crash-64801/

DefenceTalkThe Argentinian President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner is in Moscow to sign a series of strategic partnership deals with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. While focussing on trade, energy projects and communication, agreements on military cooperation will also be signed. Among them could potentially be a deal for Moscow to supply the Argentinians with 12 Sukhoi […]https://www.defencetalk.com/argentina-and-russia-in-strategic-partnership-deal-63984/

DefenceTalkAn Algerian air force plane crashed Monday in the south of the country during a training exercise, killing the two soldiers on board, the defence ministry said. It said the Sukhoi Su-24, a bomber first developed in the former Soviet Union, went town near Hassi Bahbah in the Djelfa region, 270 kilometres (165 miles) south […]https://www.defencetalk.com/2-dead-in-algeria-military-plane-crash-60767/